The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-08-11
MRS. PuLLMAN's CAR,
a Glimpse at Nineteenth Century
Luxury.


lfniadelphia freSS.
Mrs. George Ii. Pullmun. the wife of the
Pullman palace car prince, has arrived at
her Long Branch cottage. Her husband is
on his way home from Europe. Then
the Pullmans will do considerable entertain
ing here during the season, Mrs. Pullman
came In private car accompanies by sew
eral Chicago ladies and by. her children.
This magnificent ear is side-tracked here, so
that whenever she feels so disposed she can
journey with comfort to any of the ether
summer resorts. A great many seem to be-
lieye that the lady travels about with train
OF cars, but, as a matter of fact, she only has
this coach. 1t Is comparatively new one,
and party of ten or fifteen can live in it as
comfortably as they could in the Pullman
cottage here. 1.-THE rear entrance to the car
Is a reception room. The decorations of it
are magnificent, and are of an oriental
character. In one corner there is an elegant
desk, and arranged about the room are lot
OF Upright chairs and a lounge. A secret
recess Is in one of the walls, and access to it
Is obtained by touching spring, by which
the wall is transformed into an elaborately
carved sideb0ard filled with drawers, stocked
with the finest wines and liquors. Some of
MIR. Pullman's Cognac cost him over $50 a
anu 10 iuipOIbtQ Dy QlmSelI. directly
from France. He mas brandies and whiskeys
that are half a century old, and people who
have enjoyed his cigars after an evening ban
quct say that they are simply delightful to
contemplate. Mr.. Pullman buys the most
expensive 0btainable, and they are made ac-
cording to his directions. Then they are
taken and wrapped in leaves of different
tiavors, and kept at least year before used
His own particular cigar is wrapped in or
ange leaves.
Tmmahiafal,y ho of +b;. .ooo,4...
which have just described is the drawing
room of the car. 1t occupies nearly one
third of the space. OF course, it is beauti-
fully furnished. and in it are a stationary
piano and a stand of music. Nearly every
evening while Mrs. Pullman is travelling
there Is mnsic Her twin sons. who have
Just attained their twelfth year, play delight
fully upon the violin, and most of the time
she accompanies them on the piano. She is an
excellent pianist, and while the car is rattling
along at the rate of q mile minute, the
molher and two children are enjoying them
selues over their melodies with as much
comfort as If they were in the parlor of their
handsome residence in Chicago. Leading
from this drawing-rOom are the sleeping
apartments, and then come the dining groom
and Kitchen. Two cooks, a butler two
walters, chambermaid and two ladies
maids accompany Mrs. Pullman.
:, A new car, said to be the most magnificent
that has ever been constructed t,v-fhe phil
mad Company, has iAst4heen Completed for
tne -laMllS ssate.ss . With the interior fur
1lshings, the cost is said to have been $780,
600. This is the twelfth season that Mrs
Pullman has spent at Long Branch, and her
twin boys We're born here In commemoration
of that event she was very anxious to come
here in her new car, but owing to Mr.
Pullmans prolonged absence abroad she
| could not do so, for it is not to be used until
her husband has thoroughly inspected it.
| She herself has passed her approval upon it,
but Mr.. Pulman's practical eye may dis
| cover several things wanting. and the car re-
mains in the works at Chicago until he can
| find time TO go out to see it.